It’s fall! That means it’s time to get excited about pumpkin spiced anything, Halloween, and of course, the beautiful falling leaves. But there’s someone who’s even more excited about autumn than you are, if you can believe it. Her name is Joanna Wiraka. And she is a leaf artist. You might remember Wiraka’s work from…
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This artist is showcasing a new form of graffiti to shed light on deforestation.
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When Philippe Echaroux, a French street artist, heard about how deforestation is affecting the Surui tribe in the Brazilian Amazon, he decided to throw a massive spotlight on it literally. He did this by creating portraits of Surui tribe members, then projecting them in light, using the Amazon as his canvas. He calls this method…
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Lonely Robots Experiencing The Quiet Wonder Of The World (Part 2)
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My name is Matt Dixon. For over ten years I’ve been making pictures of robots. Exploring the world they inhabit and collecting the art into the ‘Transmissions’ books. Show Full Text Since being diagnosed with a rare eye condition in 2015, the time I spend with my robot art has become more precious than ever.…
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Portrait Of Adele Made With Just Candles
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Remember Chinese artist Hong Yi who went viral with her eccentric Mark Zuckberg portrait made of books and Yao Ming Portrait painted using a basketball? Now, she returns to the web with her latest piece: a beautiful portrait of world famous singer Adele, created over nine long hour, and using 150 melted candles. The nine day old video continues to…
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Walk Off The Earth Covers Polly By Nirvana
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Canadian indy rock band Walk Off The Earth, most famous for their cover of Somebody That I Used To Know, has again published an instant hit. In tribute to Nirvana and the late Kurt Cobain, Gianni and Sarah recorded a very late night cover of Polly that is quickly gaining attention. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWoKv2eZLo0] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/04/26/walk-off-the-earth-covers-polly-by-nirvana/
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Clever Popeye Street Art In Istanbul By Semi O.K
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While some artists just see boring walls that need to be painted, others also notice the surroundings. This piece by Turkish artist Semi O.K, located in Istanbul, is a perfect example of that. Popeye is nothing without his spinach, so Semi O.K found a clever way to give the Sailor Man a whole bunch of it!…
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Lioness Gets Too Close For Comfort With Nature Photographer
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Graham Springer is a nature cameraman who works for Earth Touch. On a recent mission with a colleague, the two photographers were taking pictures of a lion pride in the distance. But before Graham could pack everything away, a curious stray lioness found his area and started sniffing about. It made for a breathtaking video, but Graham…
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Chaos: This Coffee Shop Is Also An Art Gallery
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Citizens of the four corners of the world, take heed, and behold what horror descends upon us. An unholy paradox has revealed itself. Within its walls, utter chaos reigns: This coffee shop is also an art gallery. Insanity. There can be no godly reason for such an abomination. Lo, for here the oceans shall fall…
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Former Print Publication Now Produces iPad-Only Performance Art
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2wice, a visual and performing arts journal, is going digital. The dance publication will be creating performance art just for the iPad. Each project will be uniquely packaged in an app. Patsy Tarr, director of the 2wice Arts Foundation, believes dance needs to go in the direction of mobile technology. The organization chose the iPad…
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Filipino artist transforms generic doll to its realistic conterpart
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Woman Ices And Serves Cake On The Subway
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The New York City subway is not a social place. One does not talk to strangers on the train. But performing artist Bettina Banayan has figured out how to break the ice. Birthday cake. After slicing up some cake, New Yorkers were snacking, smiling, and talking in no time. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrFGrkNcBc] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2014/02/24/woman-ices-and-serves-cake-on-the-subway/
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Men Do Makeup With Michelle Phan
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Make up gurus are huge on YouTube, and Michelle Phan is one of the top in the field. As a fun gag, three men of Mashable attempted to follow Phan’s instructions for smokey eye shadow. Already, the video has garnered over 400,000 hits over the weekend. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOKFq8sjd3Q?rel=0] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/09/08/men-do-makeup-with-michelle-phan/
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High Five Camera Will Put A Smile On Your Face
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Andrew Maxwell-Parish‘s latest invention won’t cure disease or make him a millionaire. Still, his High Five Camera is putting smiles on people’s faces. Using an Arduino Yun controller and a GoPro, he was able to create a camera that started recorded right before he gave a stranger a high five. His resulting high five music video…
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I spent 8 hours making a “twerknado”. What am i doing with my life..
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Living Paintings: Transfixed by Alexa Meade (Picture Gallery)
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Alexa Meade is an American artist whose work lies at the intersection of painting, photography, performance, and installation. The 24-year-old paints over people so that they look like paintings, then photographs them either in a natural setting or with a painted background. When photographed, the painting and the subject appear to be one and the…
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Artist Brilliantly Illustrates Cartoons On The Side Of Coffee Cups (Photos)
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Instagram Hilariously botched spellings are probably the closest thing to admirable art we’ve seen on coffee cups. You can thank the Starbucks baristas for that! However, it probably never occurred to you that Starbucks cups could actually be used as a canvas for fine art. And by “fine art,” we’re clearly referring to expressive comic…
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7 Million Dots And 370 Hours Later, I Present My Piece Called ‘Autumn’
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“Autumn” was created on a 56x56cm Arches sheet (22″x22″). Started at the end of 2015, this piece took me 370 hours to complete! Using only a stippling technique, black ink and a 0,10mm nib, it contains around 7 million of inked dots. I’ve also drew a Read more: http://www.boredpanda.com/stippling-technique-drawing-autumn-xavier-casalta/